Hints to Travellers in Portugal, Etc1852 - 88 pages |
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... called the " Estrada Real " ( royal road ) , that nothing but the most en- thusiastic love of the beautiful and the grand can enable any one to endure the fatigue , and to sustain the unceasing annoyances to which he is liable who ...
... called the " Estrada Real " ( royal road ) , that nothing but the most en- thusiastic love of the beautiful and the grand can enable any one to endure the fatigue , and to sustain the unceasing annoyances to which he is liable who ...
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... his peculiar pursuit , for there is no domain in creation which is not abundantly there to be found . To the naturalist , and to the lover of rural sports ( if taking away life can ever be called 10 HINTS TO TRAVELLERS.
... his peculiar pursuit , for there is no domain in creation which is not abundantly there to be found . To the naturalist , and to the lover of rural sports ( if taking away life can ever be called 10 HINTS TO TRAVELLERS.
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... called sport ) , there is much to interest him in that country , as it abounds in game of nearly every kind : the red- legged partridge , snipe , woodcock , teal , wild duck , hare , and rabbit , are very plentiful ; the stork is also ...
... called sport ) , there is much to interest him in that country , as it abounds in game of nearly every kind : the red- legged partridge , snipe , woodcock , teal , wild duck , hare , and rabbit , are very plentiful ; the stork is also ...
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... called " Diccionario Geographico , Historico , Politico , e Litterario do Reino de Portu- gal e sens Dominios ; " the first volume of which is a gazetteer of Portugal and its Colonies , and from which the traveller may obtain much ...
... called " Diccionario Geographico , Historico , Politico , e Litterario do Reino de Portu- gal e sens Dominios ; " the first volume of which is a gazetteer of Portugal and its Colonies , and from which the traveller may obtain much ...
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... called a league . Places and things more or less deserving notice in Oporto : - The New Exchange . The British Factory - house . The Public Library . The Bishop's Palace . The Museum of the Camara . The Lapa Church , in which is ...
... called a league . Places and things more or less deserving notice in Oporto : - The New Exchange . The British Factory - house . The Public Library . The Bishop's Palace . The Museum of the Camara . The Lapa Church , in which is ...
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